Radiator shield



May 31, 1921'. 1,630,105

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UITED `STATES DAVID H. KING, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO PACIFIC RADIATOR SHIELD ,i

Partnr orties.

COMPANY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

RADIATOR SHIELD.

Application tiled April 3, 1926. Serial No. 99,605.

lily invention relates to radiator shields that are particularly adapted for installation on that type of radiators that are supported by wall brackets and the principal objects are to provide a radiator shield that may be readily slipped over the radiator with a centrally disposed bracket supporting its top or hood portionand having its back portieri, that is interposed between the radiator and wall, provided with top and side strips of felt or other fabric that serve as a closure and deflect the heat outwardly thereby `furnishing a better radiation and tending to prevent blackening of the wall. The strips also provide a resilient means for holding the shield in a fixed position upon the radiator.

Other objects are to provide novel means of securely holding the fabric strips at inwardly slanting angles whereby they will yieldingly and effectively serve as a complete closure for the upper and side back portions when the shield is wedged between the radiator and the wall. l

lWith the above objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and claimed..

I accomplish these objects by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a wall bracket supported radiator with my shield installed thereon.

Fig 2 is a view in rear elevation ot the same.

Fig 3 is a view in vertical section taken on .line 3, 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig 4t is a view in horizontal section taken on line 4, 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numeral 5 indicates a radiator supportedly secured to a wall 6 by brackets or hood 8 of the shield is pro* vided with a front wall 9 and side walls 10 that slant rearwardly to relatively narrow depending side members 11 which extend downwardly nearly the full depth of the radiator. Said side members are deflected at right angles to form back flanges 12 which together with the side members are adapted to strengthen the frame structure and serve as corner guides when the shield is installed on the radiator.

The top portion 8 is provided on its under side with a reinforcing member 13 that is rolled inwardly at the wall 9 to form a dust trap 14 and the rear portion of said member 13 is bent downwardly to form a back flange which together with the back flange ot' said top portion forms a back wall 15 for said top or hood member 8. A bracket sup port 16 is riveted or otherwise secured to the underside of the member 13 and is centrally Vdisposed with respect to said top portion. The bracket support 16 extends the `greater portion of the length of said hood member' 8 and serves as the principal means ott support for the shield in resting on the top of the radiator.

A back piece 17 is secured against the back wall 1.5 and extends the full length of said shield. The lower portion of said back piece 17 is deflected outwardly from the shield at a slant of substantially forty-five degrees and is bent backward upon itself and then outwardly to form securing means as at 18 for a strip of feltor other fabric 19 wherein the same is securely clamped at substantially the same degree of slant as the lower deflected portion of said back piece.

The side pieces 20 having flanges 21 secured to the back flanges 12 and extending from the strip 19 downwardly are deliected inwardly and bent back upon themselves and outwardly to form clamps 22 wherein are secured felt strips 23 slanting` inwardly on both sides of the rear portion of the shield as clearly shown in the drawings. The upper ends of the strips 23 are cut in a slantwise direction so that the strip 19 overlaps them snugly at both its ends. It, will thus be seen that the top strip 19 together with the two side .strips 23 form a flexible support extending along the rear upper portion and down the two rear side edge portions of the shield.

The shield is so designed that when it is installed upon the radiator the strips 19 and 23 project rearwardly therefrom slightly more than the clearance between the radiator and the wall. As hereinbefore explained said strips slant inwardly and as the shield is forced down into place between the radiator and wall with the bracket 16 resting on the top of the radiator a wedging effect will be created and as the strips are of a flexible nature their outer edge portions will thereby be deflected further inwardly to form a snug closure for the rear, upper and side portions of the shield so that heated air cannot escape but will be deflected outwardly away from the Wall.

1While I have described my invention in detail it will be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact Structural details disclosed herein and that such changes may be resorted to as are within the scope and spirit of my invention.

That I claim is:

The combination with a radiator7 of a shield comprising' a top portion, a dnsttrap member attached to and disposed below Said top portion, Side members having flanges deflected at right anglesv therefrom 'forn'ling :in open space therebetween at lhe rear oli said shield, side pieces Secured to said flanges on said side members; and having' flanges extending' inwardly therefrom, a hack will] seenred to lsaid top portion, a beek piece se cured to said hack Wall and exlendiinr the 'full Width of said shield, and flexible Stripel carried hy said hack piece and said last named flanges lo form a closure lor the top n and Side portiomI of Said Shield.

In wineffs whereof l hereunto snhrwze ila: my name thuis 18th day olf March, A. I). 1926.

DAVID I'I. KING.

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